Time went back to yesterday's sudden hypothermia and the moment when the Wala army turned around and fled, Zhu Di issued the order to pursue freely. Groups of Ming army cavalry, like crucian carp crossing the river, competed to roar north, north, north.
On the watchtower of the Chinese army camp, Zhu Zhanji's blood was boiling and he wished he could get on his horse and pursue them with them.
"Your Highness must not obey the Emperor's decree. You must guard the camp." Wang Xian knew it clearly in his heart. He was not even interested in killing people with a knife. For him and His Highness Taisun, this expedition was all about them.
With mixed seniority...it was precisely because he knew that the emperor would not let Zhu Zhanji go to the battlefield that he dared to follow him on the expedition, otherwise he would have found an excuse to become a deserter.
"Damn it, all the Wala people have fled, what else is there to defend in the camp?" Zhu Zhanji came up with all his energy and said regardless: "You can guard it for me, I want to take my
A thousand cavalry followed, "How else can I be embarrassed to say that I have fought against Wala?"
"Eunuch Li, hurry up and advise His Highness..." Wang Xian hurriedly looked at the dead eunuch, who was more important. He really hoped that this nanny sent by the emperor could stop His Highness Taisun from misbehaving.
"..." Li Qian was a little lost in thought. Wang Xian called him twice before he came back to his senses and said, "What?"
"Your Highness wants to follow and pursue us," Wang Xian said anxiously.
"Uh..." Li Qian was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and just when Wang Xian thought he would scream for permission, he heard the death eunuch faintly say: "Actually, there is no danger in pursuing him, and if His Highness wants to go, it is not impossible.
"That's great, my uncle is still a man." Zhu Zhanji was overjoyed and ordered Xue Huan and brother Xue Xun: "Hurry up and gather the troops to bring my Zhaoye Jade Lion."
The two were also overjoyed and immediately went to gather the team and prepare horses for Zhu Zhanji. In fact, Zhu Zhanji only wanted to go to the battlefield and could not do without these two living treasures. He talked about it all day long. The two brothers were noble generals, and the idea of exchanging titles through military exploits was deeply ingrained.
, how can I miss this opportunity to pick peaches?
"But His Highness has to agree to a condition..." Li Qian was breathing heavily while speaking, but said quietly.
"What are the conditions?" Zhu Zhanji urged: "Say it quickly, don't delay the business."
"You must listen to me when you go out. You can go wherever I tell you. You can't make any arbitrary decisions." Li Qian said calmly.
"It's easy to talk, I know the way," Zhu Zhanji agreed, and said to Wang Xian with a smile: "Uncle Bao is leading me, are you relieved now?"
Wang Xian did not expect that Li Qian would have such an attitude. He stared at him in surprise, sizing up this dead eunuch as if he didn't recognize him.
"What are you looking at? You are the only one who has the nerve to be a military advisor, and you don't even think about it with your pig brain." Li Qianbai glanced at him and said, "The emperor can personally go into battle to kill the enemy. If the grandson can't even fight a drowned dog,
Dare, how can those arrogant and powerful generals look down on him when he turns around?"
"That's right." Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "My second uncle is in the limelight this time. I can't let him be the only one who is beautiful."
"Your Highness, there are specialties in the art industry..." Wang Xian persuaded him hard: "His Royal Highness, the King of Han, has been killing enemies in battle since he was a child. He has quick reactions and rich experience. You have never been on the battlefield."
"This time, I've done it." Seeing the war horse coming, Zhu Zhanji stopped chattering with him and got on the horse, only to see Wang Xian holding the reins, and in a rare move, he got on top of him.
"Let go!" Zhu Zhanji was stunned, his whole body was anxious, and he urged loudly.
"Has Your Highness forgotten Master Yao's tips?" Wang Xian said in a deep voice.
"I haven't forgotten," Zhu Zhanji stiffened and blurted out: "Shangjiu..."
"Shangjiu, the dragon has its regrets." Wang Xian said word by word: "Your Highness, this real dragon of yours has reached the extreme level now."
"Nonsense," Zhu Zhanji said with his face flushed: "I'm just following behind to watch the battle, what danger can there be? Let go."
"Your Highness, isn't he the most convinced of Master Yao? Why don't you listen to his warning now?" Wang Xian urged hard.
"Don't take it out of context," Zhu Zhanji said with a frown: "We only talk about the top nine of the Qian hexagram, why not say the top nine of the Lu hexagram? Yuan Ji is on the top, and there is great celebration, but I think it is a great auspiciousness."
"Your Highness, if it's a good omen, why would Master Yao let me open it at the most critical moment?" Wang Xian argued rationally.
"Let go" Zhu Zhanji was very anxious when he saw him starting a verbal lawsuit. In desperation, he said unscrupulously: "Who do you think you are? Don't get in trouble with your nose."
Wang Xian's face suddenly turned red, but he still didn't let go.
"Your Highness is too easy-going, and that's why his servants are so arrogant." Li Qian said coldly from the side.
The "coward" fanned the flames with the dead eunuch. Zhu Zhanji was so dizzy that he raised his hand and whipped out Wang Xian, hitting Wang Xian's left cheek.
Wang Xian's cheeks immediately turned to stone as if they had been burned with a soldering iron, and he stared wide-eyed at Zhu Zhanji, who had been so close to him in the past.
Zhu Zhanji was also stunned. He didn't expect that he would hit Wang Xian. He didn't know what to say for a moment. Seeing that Wang Xian's hand loosened, he quickly grabbed the horse's belly and rushed out. At this time, Xing'an Bo Xu Heng came in a hurry.
, before he could speak, he saw the Zhaoye Jade Lion rushing towards him.
Thanks to Xu Heng's agility, he rolled and crawled past, and was not knocked away by Taisun. Li Qian and Zhu Zhanji's thousand cavalry saw this and followed Juechen...
As soon as Zhu Zhanji left, Shuai Hui and Wu Wei quickly gathered around to check Wang Xian's injuries. They and Wang Xian were both prosperous and devastated. Seeing him being humiliated, they were naturally furious, but the other party
It was His Highness Taisun, how could they dare to make a mistake? Xianyun wanted to draw his sword, but Wu Wei held him down.
"I'm fine." Wang Xian took a white scarf and put it on his face. He frowned and said to Zheng Heng, who was covered in dirt: "Uncle, His Highness was given the ecstasy soup by Li Qian's fellow and led people out to pursue him."
"What should we do?" Zheng Heng, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, has the greatest responsibility to protect his grandson. If Zhu Zhanji makes a mistake, the lives of his whole family will not be enough to compensate him. He was so anxious that he turned around and said, "Hurry up and bring him back."
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"If you can't stop me, how can you chase me back?" Wang Xian said solemnly: "For the current plan, we must quickly send troops to follow up to prevent accidents."
"But..." Zheng Heng said with a grimace: "All the cavalry have gone to pursue them. In addition to the infantry in the camp, there are heavy troops. How can we keep up?"
"You have to follow even if you can't keep up." At this time, Wang Xian no longer cared about his dignity, and said decisively: "If His Highness has any shortcomings, all of us will not survive."
"Of course..." At this time, Zheng Heng no longer cared about his superiority, and finally told the truth: "But my duty is to stay with the Chinese army. Without the emperor's will, I cannot send troops without authorization."
"Youjun and I are going. We are the personal soldiers of His Highness Taisun. It is our bounden duty to protect him," Wang Xian said solemnly: "But I need your uncle's help."
"What help do you need?" Zheng Heng asked hurriedly.
"Two legs cannot catch up with four legs." "Give me all the four-legged animals, horses, mules, camels." Wang Xian was not polite to him: "Give me all the livestock."
"Okay." Zheng Heng agreed without hesitation and said loudly: "In the transport camp, all the animals will be allocated to the young army."
"Target, advance at full speed to Jiulongkou." Wang Xian gave the order, and the soldiers of the young army rode pack horses, mules, camels, and carriages... using all means of transportation, they chased His Highness Taisun in the direction where he disappeared.
Wang Xian sat on a bumpy carriage and discussed countermeasures with Mo Wen and Xu Huaiqing.
"Military advisor, I feel something is wrong," Mo Wen checked the direction, looked at the map, and said solemnly: "Mahamu and the others fled due north, but when we followed His Highness's traces, the direction turned slightly to the northeast.
If you keep running, the distance between you and the army will become farther and farther.”
"As expected." Wang Xian nodded. The whip marks on his face were still burning and hurting, and he said bitterly: "The old eunuch is not authentic."
"The old eunuch's behavior is too abnormal." Xu Huaiqing was not a fool. Hearing this, he suddenly said: "His duty is to protect the grandson, and leaving His Highness in the military camp is the right thing to do. Why should he make trouble over nothing?"
"Yes." Mo Wen said in a low voice: "I will think about his behavior over and over again, and there is only one conclusion, and that is that I am tired of living."
"Well, no matter what the outcome is, the emperor will never spare him." Wang Xian spat out his breath and said, "He is seeking death and dragging his grandson with him, so I am so worried."
"Could this be... a trap?" Mo Wen said in a deep voice.
"Xiao Mo, please don't be alarmist," Xu Huaiqing said horribly, "Eunuch Li has watched his grandson grow up, so he won't harm him, right?"
"We won't discuss this issue anymore. We'll know when we get there." Wang Xian waved his hand and said, "Let's plan for the worst case scenario."
"If we really run into the Wala army, we have no choice but to quickly join up with His Highness and then wait for reinforcements." Mo asked: "In front of the cavalry, the infantry has no initiative at all."
"Judgment, where will they encounter the enemy?" Wang Xian pondered for a long time, and finally made up his mind: "We must ask the emperor for help." It is said that subordinates are obliged to conceal it for their superiors, but this matter is too big.
, the boss’s life was in danger, and he still kept it a secret.
"It should be here," Mo Wen pointed to a place name on the map and said, "If the Oara people still have an army, it must be here."
"Jiulongkou?" Wang Xian only saw that there were nine large and small mountain passes on the map, which were called Jiulongkou on the Ming Dynasty map.
"Well, there is water here, which is good for hiding the army. It can attack and defend, advance and retreat. The Mongols are familiar with every plant and tree here. If they really want to ambush in this direction, they will definitely choose this place." Mo Wen was confident in his own judgment.
Full of truth.
"Okay." Wang Xian's own military talent was limited, but he knew how to use people. Mo Wen's military talent was very good. He believed in his judgment. He ordered the guard Zhou Chuan who was riding on the horse side: "Hurry back and tell Uncle Zheng,
He said that his grandson had gone to Jiulongkou and asked him to tell the emperor."